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Dr. Dan Zhu (she/her) | Executive Director, CIRCLE

Languages spoken: Mandarin Chinese, English

Favorite café in Seattle: Spicy Chongqing in Renton

Fun Fact: I am a mother of two little boys.

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Dr. Ziyan Bai (she/her) | Assistant Director for Graduate Programs & Operations, CIRCLE

Languages spoken: English, Mandarin Chinese

Favorite place to eat in Seattle: Tian Fu in Northgate

Fun Fact: My research areas include graduate and international education, with an emphasis on access, student experiences, financing, and educational outcomes.

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Marion Ferguson (she/her) | Assistant Director for Undergraduate Programs, CIRCLE

Languages spoken: English

Favorite place to eat in Seattle: Matcha Man in Georgetown and Coffeeholic in Greenwood

Fun Fact: I grew up on a goat farm in upstate New York!


David Huang (he/him) | Unite UW Program Manager, CIRCLE 

Languages Spoken: English, Mandarin Chinese

Favorite place to eat in Seattle: Hong Kong Bistro in International District

Favorite book: Dune by Frank Herbert


Maja Kelly  (she/her) | Student Success and Wellbeing Coach

Languages spoken: English, Serbo-Croatian, Russian, some French & Italian

Favorite place to eat in Seattle: HaiDiLao Hot Pot

My favorite movie of all time is The Sound of Music.


Xinyue Yu (she/her) | Assistant to the Executive Director

Languages spoken: Korean, Mandarin, English

UW Standing: Master’s

Love hiking, learning about diverse cultures, and travel around the world!

 


Sangey Rinchen (he/him) | Event Manager

Languages spoken: English, Dzongkha

UW Standing: Junior

I enjoy long hikes, writing stories, and spending time with my family!


Jiayu (Catherine) Xu (she/her) | RCG Communication Coordinator

Languages spoken: Mandarin Chinese, English, Korean (a bit)

UW Standing: Senior

Love Dance and Sunset by the Ocean


Haeyoon Choi (she/her) | Communication Specialist 

Languages spoken: English and Korean

UW Standing: Junior

I grew up in three different countries: U.S., South Korea, and Vietnam! I love cooking, figure skating, dancing, and traveling!


Erin Lin (she/her) | Communication Specialist – RCG Posting

Languages spoken: Mandarin, English

UW Standing: Senior

I write novels but never let any friend or family know the title of my work.

 


Annie Xu (she/her) | Graduate Student Communication Coordinator

Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, Japanese, a little French

UW Standing: Doctorate

I still brave the Seattle rain with just an umbrella and my favorite cafe near UW is Bulldog News and Santo Coffee in Roosevelt.


Edward Yang (he/him) | Graduate Student Program Coordinator

Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, a little bit Spanish

UW Standing: Master’s

Exploring languages, diving into cultures, and chasing new experiences energize me! I enjoy spending time both outdoors and indoors.


Souporno Ghosh (he/him) | Graduate Student Program Coordinator

Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Bengali, a little bit of French

UW Standing: Masters

I balance academics & job applications, long museum walks, cafe hopping and bingeing Netflix like it’s an Olympic sport. And, I love spending time with my friends!


Ellis Coulter (she/her) | Graduate Program Assistant

Languages spoken: English

I love exploring new places like farmers markets, restaurants, or parks with friends. I also enjoy staying in and watching movies with my cat, Hoshi.


Leo Fan (he/him) | CIRCLE of Friends Peer Advisor

Languages spoken:

I enjoy long hikes, writing stories, and spending time with my family!

 


Meichen Liu (she/her) | CIRCLE of Friends Peer Advisor

Languages spoken: English and Mandarin

UW Standing: Sophomore

I love spending rainy afternoons playing random notes on my cello or inviting my friends over for potlucks!


Shresth Goyal (he/him) | CIRCLE of Friends Peer Advisor

Languages spoken: English and Hindi

UW Standing: Sophomore

 


Yuta Hatanaka (he/him) | Unite UW Program Leader

Languages spoken: Japanese, English

UW Standing: Senior

I love tennis, enjoy watching old Japanese drama, and being outside

 


Tin Pham (he/him) | Unite UW Program Leader

Languages spoken: English, Vietnamese, some Swahili

UW Standing: Senior

I enjoy PNW “dad activities” such as off-roading, sea kayaking, and fly fishing.

 


Farrah Tung (she/her) | Unite UW Program Leader

Languages spoken: English & Mandarin, and some Korean

UW Standing: Senior

I grew up in Taipei and Shanghai! Three things I want to do in SEA before graduating: paddleboard, yacht, and go to Bainbridge Island.


Mrityunjay Joshi (he/him) | Student Advisor Board Co-chair

Languages spoken: English and Hindi

UW Standing: Junior

I enjoy playing/watching most sports, listening to TwentyOnePilots and taking super long to update my LinkedIn profile.

 


Heidi Nguyen (she/her) | Office Assistant

Languages spoken: English

UW Standing: Junior

Fun fact: I like eating tomatoes but I hate eating anything with ketchup.